Former County Commissioner Chris Hart to run for Tampa City Council

TAMPA — On the last day of qualifying, former Hillsborough County Commissioner Chris Hart Friday jumped into the race for Tampa City Council's citywide District 3 seat.

Hart, a county commissioner from 1994 to 2002 and a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court in 2004, said he was running because he wants to help "to put people to work."

Hart joins a field of candidates that includes current City Council member Yvonne Yolie Capin, family law attorney Seth Nelson, emergency room physician Jason W. Wilson and green business consultant Michael Ciftci.

Former County Commissioner Chris Hart to run for Tampa City Council 01/14/11
[Last modified: Friday, January 14, 2011 3:33pm]
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